A South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged…

A team of Cornell University students are turning heads within industry and the federal government with the results of their…

For 10 years, a NASA initiative has helped the agency produce breakthrough aeronautical innovations while fostering the aviation workforce of…

For years, NASA engineers have turned to a tool called the Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) framework to solve…

Editor’s Note: On April 23, we updated this story to acknowledge a change in the type of organ being used…

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 31, 2026, to update the finalists list. NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the…

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Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA…

NASA’s University Innovation (UI) project funds university-led innovation to address the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s system-level challenges via independent,…

The Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) is a dynamic ecosystem where disruptive concepts, foundational research, and university-led innovation converge. TACP…

Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how…

When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft.…

NASA’s 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to conceptualize innovative systems and practices that would advance current…

Until now, additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, of engine components was limited by the lack of affordable metal…

NASA Glenn Earns Commercial Invention of the Year Award NASA’s Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB) has awarded Commercial Invention of…

Flying the friendly skies may one day include time-saving trips in air taxis to get from point A to point…

Many of us grew up using paint-by-number sets to create beautiful color pictures. For years now, NASA engineers studying aircraft…

A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first…

NASA has selected two more university student teams to help address real-world aviation challenges, through projects aimed at using drones…

NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into…

NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to…

University Student Research Challenge (USRC) seeks to challenge students to propose new ideas/concepts that are relevant to NASA Aeronautics. USRC…

Studying Ice for the Future of Flight Thomas Ozoroski, a researcher at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, takes icing…

Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Discovery identifies problems worth solving for the benefit of all. We formulate “convergent” problems—across multiple disciplines…

Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a…

NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our…

Great ideas, and the talent and passion that bring them to life, can be found anywhere. In that spirit, NASA’s…

NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…